Treating Pink Eye

If think you have pink eye, it’s best to visit your doctor, who will prescribe eye drops if you are infected with the bacterial kind. In order to treat it effectively and manage symptoms, Dr. Niemeyer also suggests:

Not wearing contact lenses if you wear glasses

Not sharing makeup

Properly washing your hands

Flu and Cold Season in Full Swing

In addition to the flu, there is another bad cold virus going around that has similar symptoms. However, he warns that you need to distinguish symptoms between the flu and a cold in order to treat each appropriately.

“A viral illness generally has to run its course, so you usually just have to do comfort care,” he says. “A bacterial infection may require something specifically from your doctor to treat it.”

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